Why some students are refusing to take the Common Core test

March 11, 2015

Rebellion is brewing against the Common Core educational standards. Testing for the new standards began in March, and some students have refused to take part. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports from New Jersey, where he talks to Common Core critics and supporters, including the Bloustein School’s Julia Sass Rubin.

PBS NewsHour, March 11

Recent Posts

NJSPL: Are Data Centers Raising Your Electric Bill? Mostly Not. Yet.

Are Data Centers Raising Your Electric Bill? Mostly Not. Yet. Authored by Kiran Garimella If you have opened an electric bill recently, you have probably noticed the same thing many households have: it is higher than it used to be. Nationally, average residential...